It is not as if Bayern Munich has always landed its top transfer targets, but losing out to Liverpool FC on Bayer Leverkusen ace Florian Wirtz seems to have stung everyone at the club a bit. Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer admitted that Max Eberl told him that a deal for Wirtz was likely not happening.

Bayern Munich officials were reportedly left shocked as Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz informed them of his preference to seal a summer transfer to Liverpool. The Bundesliga champions have made no secret of their desire to sign Wirtz,

The club had met with Wirtz and his family expecting to finalize a deal, only to be told that move was not going to happen. As for what changed the playmaker’s mind, Liverpool coach Arne Slot appears to have had a lot to do with the change of the heart: